Commercial Solar Installation California Case Study



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Case Studies: Commercial Solar Installations

 

Public Safety Complex

  • What: Renovated complex that houses Dublin Police Services and Alameda County Fire Department administration offices
  • Key benefit: Eligibility for LEED Platinum building status; reductions in building energy costs and carbon footprint.
  • Annual emissions offset: 143 metric tons of CO₂
  • Number of panels: 579
  • Location: Dublin, CA
  • System size (kW): 188.2kWDC
  • Installation Type: Solar Carport
  • Estimated 25 Year Savings: $2,166,000

Richmond Wholesale Meats

  • Location: Richmond Wholesale Meats, 2920 Regatta Blvd, Richmond, CA 94804
  • System Size: 314.88kWdc
  • Installation Type: Rooftop Mounted
  • Annual Emissions Offset: 246 Metric tons of CO₂ – 487MWh of annual generation

Shell Gas Station

  • What: Popular gas station in the Bay Area
  • Key benefit: Reduced energy costs and carbon footprint
  • Annual emissions offset: 18.6 metric tons carbon dioxide
  • Number of panels: 80
  • Location: San Francisco, CA
  • System size (kW): 32 kW
  • Installation Type: Gas station canopy
  • Estimated 25 Year Savings: $287,000

All Weather (Vacaville)

  • Project Name: All Weather (Vacaville)
  • Location: 777 Alridge Rd, Vacaville, CA 95688
  • System Size: 562.1 kW
  • Modules: 1,022 × JA 550W
  • Inverters: 4 × SolarEdge 120KUS
  • 30-Year Savings (Estimated): $10,629,353
  • Installation Type: Ballasted + Flush Mount
  • Annual Emissions Offset: 13,795 tons of CO₂

Chinese Baptist Church of Central Orange County

  • What: Family church with services for Chinese Americans
  • Key benefits: Solar now offsets about 96% of the church’s electricity use, cutting emissions by 56.9 metric tons of CO₂ per year and freeing up hundreds of thousands of dollars over 25 years to reinvest in ministry and community programs.
  • Annual emissions offset: 56.9 metric tons of CO₂
  • Number of panels: 196
  • Location: Irvine, CA
  • System size (kW): 75.46 kW
  • Installation Type: Roof Mounted
  • Estimated Electricity Offset: 96%
  • Estimated 25 Year Savings: $580,000

Aaron Nitzkin

Executive Vice President, Solar

Aaron oversees Citadel’s entire solar business, which encompasses the residential, commercial and homebuilder markets. In 2003, Aaron helped pioneer the entry of solar into the homebuilder marketplace and the integration of solar into the roofing industry. His 14 years of experience in roofing and 17 years of experience in solar include the positions of National Sales Director for Dow Chemical Company’s solar division, founder and CEO of solar equipment distributor Solar Roof Dynamics, and executive roles at three solar contracting companies.

 

Fun Fact:
Aaron lived in Japan for six years.

Why Aaron likes working in solar:

“I believe in creating change through aligning incentives. When consumers and businesses go solar, they win, the contractor wins and the earth wins.”

Aaron Nitzkin

Executive Vice President, Solar

Aaron oversees Citadel’s entire solar business, which encompasses the residential, commercial and homebuilder markets. In 2003, Aaron helped pioneer the entry of solar into the homebuilder marketplace and the integration of solar into the roofing industry. His 14 years of experience in roofing and 17 years of experience in solar include the positions of National Sales Director for Dow Chemical Company’s solar division, founder and CEO of solar equipment distributor Solar Roof Dynamics, and executive roles at three solar contracting companies.

 

Fun Fact:
Aaron lived in Japan for six years.

Why Aaron likes working in solar:

“I believe in creating change through aligning incentives. When consumers and businesses go solar, they win, the contractor wins and the earth wins.”

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